Amnesty International is ringing the alarm about the use of tasers by police forces. They deem the use of a taser, in situations that are not directly life-threatening, a violation of the prohibition on torture and inhuman, degrading treatment. The organisations argues that police officers choose too easily tasers over other options and that a closer investigation is necessary. It is not the first time that the use of tasers is questioned: previous warnings were issued by the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights, CPT, NGO's and the UN.
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Amnesty calls for the suspension of use of tasers by Dutch police
Amnesty International is ringing the alarm about the use of tasers by police forces. They deem the use of a taser, in situations that are not directly life-threatening, a violation of the prohibition on torture and...
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